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More Than 1,300 Muslim Pilgrims Die From Extreme Heat
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Pilgrim’s Progress This year’s hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has been deadly, with more than 1,300 Muslims dying this month, according to ...
Tories pull support for candidates over bet scandal
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Article information Author, Henry Zeffman Role, Chief Political Correspondent, BBC News Twitter, @hzeffman 25 June 2024, 11:35 BST Updated 1 hour ago ...
Kenya’s tax proposals that have triggered protests
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Kenyans are protesting over a new finance bill that introduces unpopular tax proposals that have drawn a lot of anger across the ...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s sister killed in IDF strike on Gaza camp
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The sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an IDF attack on the Shati refugee camp in Gaza on ...
Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year
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From left, Daniel Botmann, Managing Director of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Felix Klein, Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life ...
Israel-Hamas war: Supreme court rules Israeli military must draft ultra-Orthodox men
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a ...
China’s premier slams trade tensions as EV exports are hit by tariffs
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Open markets and green technologies are vital for stabilizing global growth, China’s premier said Tuesday, while criticizing trade ...
Meet Jordan Bardella, the man who could be France’s next PM
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French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party President and lead MEP Jordan Bardella (C) attends a visit to the Eurosatory land and airland ...
Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually ...
South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare
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Yonhap News Agency/Reuters/File A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, ...